34 The Mount, BELFAST, County Antrim, BT5 4ND

A five-bay two-storey over basement Georgian-style end of terrace townhouse erected c.1860. Rectangular plan with single-storey over basement return. Located on the south west portion of The Mount (off Castlereagh Street), east of Belfast City Centre the house is currently unoccupied and in a state of decay. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles Cast-iron ogee moulded rainwater goods, some uPVC replacement. Smooth rendered chimneystacks; pots removed. Ruled-and-lined cement rendered walling with long-and-short quoins; moulded masonry corbel course. 6/6 timber sliding sash windows with no horns; masonry cills; moulded surrounds to first floor only (glazing largely removed and blocked up). The front door is boarded up; moulded panelled surrounds rising to scrolled console brackets supporting an entablature canopy surmounted by a pediment. The principal elevation faces southwest and is asymmetrically arranged. The front door is located slightly left of centre with two windows to either side; first floor windows directly over; basement windows below (view obscured). The left gable is abutted by no.32 The Mount HB26/06/001A. The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged and comprises various window sizes located to the ground and first floor. The right gable is abutted by no.36 The Mount HB26/06/001C. Setting: The site is currently bounded by corrugated sheet metal obscuring the view to the buildings. The land immediately to the rear has been left vacant. The immediate surroundings are largely 19th and 20th century red brick 2 and 3 storey housing. There are some remains of wrought iron railings to the front of the house. Roofing: Natural slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined cement render Windows: Timber sliding sash RWG: Cast-iron